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the reagan defense. they've relyied on drawing a comparison to ronald reagan as well as one other president. >> it's been done before. >> it's never been done before. >> jack kennedy lowered tax-- >> now you're jack kennedy. >> if jack kennedy only knew how much he would come up in vice presidential debates i think paul ryan knew where that was going. i'm joined by erol lewis and thomas frank, thank you for sticking around and talking to us. you know in looking back at this it really taxes the way that they come up in these debates. the thing they're not talking about are mitt romney's taxes. the idea that they can look back and talk about taxes and ryan still getting caught with these lies and then the next day saying that's exactly what we meant to say. how does this work, errol. >> a promise has been made. a big broad promise has been made to splash taxes. it's estimated by a reasonable objective source that this could cost treasury 5 trillion-dollar over ten years. a lot of people are naturally curio
the reagan defense. they've relyied on drawing a comparison to ronald reagan as well as one other president. >> it's been done before. >> it's never been done before. >> jack kennedy lowered tax-- >> now you're jack kennedy. >> if jack kennedy only knew how much he would come up in vice presidential debates i think paul ryan knew where that was going. i'm joined by erol lewis and thomas frank, thank you for sticking around and talking to us. you know in looking...
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>> no massive defense increase. >> you want to go to defense right now? >> yes, i do. that's another math question. how do you do that? >> they proposed cuts to defense to begin with, now we have another $500 billion cut to defense and they insisted that cut being involved in the debt negotiations. >> let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. >> okay. >> let's put that aside. no one wants that. i want to know, how do you do the math and have the increase in defense spending. >> you don't cut defense by a trillion. that's what we're talking about. >> what national security issue is justify an increase? >> we'll cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes, we'll put the joint -- >> drawing down. and one more and one more. >> if these cuss go through, our navy will be the smallest it has been since before world war i. this invites weakness. do we believe in strength? you bet we do. you don't impose these devastating cuts on our military. don't cut the military by a trillion. not increase it by a million, don't cut it by a trillion. >> quickly, vi
>> no massive defense increase. >> you want to go to defense right now? >> yes, i do. that's another math question. how do you do that? >> they proposed cuts to defense to begin with, now we have another $500 billion cut to defense and they insisted that cut being involved in the debt negotiations. >> let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. >> okay. >> let's put that aside. no one wants that. i want to know, how do you do the math and have the...
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don't cut defense by $1 trillion. that's what we're talking about. >> what national security issue -- >> who's cutting it by $1 trillion? >> ryan simply can't explain his 20% tax cut. bottom -- >> you have refused, and, again, to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we actually want to have big bipartisan agreements. you see, i understand -- >> do you have the specifics? do you have the -- do you know exactly what you're doing? >> look at what ronald reagan and tip o'neill did. >> no specifics? >> what we're saying is lower tax rates 20%. start with the wealthy, work with congress to do it. >> you guarantee this math will add up? >> absolutely. six studies have guaranteed, six studies verified this math adds up. >> ryan promises the numbers, they'll add up. someday. my math teacher would not have accepted that answer and i don't think yours woul
don't cut defense by $1 trillion. that's what we're talking about. >> what national security issue -- >> who's cutting it by $1 trillion? >> ryan simply can't explain his 20% tax cut. bottom -- >> you have refused, and, again, to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we actually want to have...
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defense increases. >> you want to get into defense now? >> i do, i do, because that's another math question. how do you do that? >> so, they proposed a $478 billion cut to defense to begin with. now we have another $500 billion cut to defense that's lurking on the horizon. they insisted upon that cut being involved in the debt negotiations and now we put the 1 trillion -- >> let's put the automatic defense cuts asdplid i'd like to go back to that. >> how do you do the math and have this increase in defense spending? >> $2 trillion. you don't cut defense by $1 trillion. that's what we're talking about. we're going to cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes. we're -- >> drawing down in one war and one war. >> if these cuts go through, our navy will be the smallest it has been since before world war i. this invites weakness. look, do we believe in peace through strength? you bet we do, and that means you don't impose these devastating cuts on our military. so we're saying don't cut the military by $1 trillion. not increase it by
defense increases. >> you want to get into defense now? >> i do, i do, because that's another math question. how do you do that? >> so, they proposed a $478 billion cut to defense to begin with. now we have another $500 billion cut to defense that's lurking on the horizon. they insisted upon that cut being involved in the debt negotiations and now we put the 1 trillion -- >> let's put the automatic defense cuts asdplid i'd like to go back to that. >> how do you do...
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cuts in national defense. back to the old economics of high interest rates, high inflation, and the old politics of high unplimet. now, the road of george bush, the road to the future, it comes down to this. an america second to none with visions of greatness. economic expansion. tough laws, tough judges. strong values. respect for the flag and our interests tuges -- institutions. george bush will lead us to the 21st century. ronald reagan, george bush. we changed america. michael dukakis fought us every step of the way. not that they are not empathetic, it is simply that they will take america backwards. george bush has the experience. with me, the future. a future committed to our family. a future committed to the freedom. thank you, good night, and god bless you. [applause] >> senator bentsen, your closing statement. >> in just 34 days, america will elect new leadership for our country. it is a most important stigs. because there is no bigger job than governing this great country of ours and leading us into
cuts in national defense. back to the old economics of high interest rates, high inflation, and the old politics of high unplimet. now, the road of george bush, the road to the future, it comes down to this. an america second to none with visions of greatness. economic expansion. tough laws, tough judges. strong values. respect for the flag and our interests tuges -- institutions. george bush will lead us to the 21st century. ronald reagan, george bush. we changed america. michael dukakis...
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national defense. i tramped in 111 countries in recent years and everywhere you go in the world you can find ample reason to worry about our situation . we are not the most popular country in the world, i have discovered that. >> i want to get your perspective and appreciate you coming here . what is going on in the middle east and places like libya and cairo and when we see the anti-american protest and they are fermenting. >> we are not popular years ago. >> but riot after riot what happened? >> you can sort of see that what was happening. part out of the jealousy. we are fortunate and we have been and i hope we will continue to be. you go to the middle east and i was in israel four or five months ago now. and i was in egypt a few months ago. and the situation could blow up overnight. >> what about joe biden telling paul ryan to calm down about the iran threat and they are years away . ryan said no, it is worse than you think . benjamin netanyahu and not meeting with president obama. what did you thi
national defense. i tramped in 111 countries in recent years and everywhere you go in the world you can find ample reason to worry about our situation . we are not the most popular country in the world, i have discovered that. >> i want to get your perspective and appreciate you coming here . what is going on in the middle east and places like libya and cairo and when we see the anti-american protest and they are fermenting. >> we are not popular years ago. >> but riot after...
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we should not be imposing these devastating defense cuts. when we equivocate on our values, it make us look weak. when we look weak, our adversaries are much more willing to test us. >> that is a bunch of malarkey. this lecture on embassy security. the congressman cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for. so much for the embassy security. governor romney, before he knew the facts, before he knew that the ambassador was killed, he was out making political statements. he was panned by the media around the world. this talk about this weakness, i do not understand what my friend is talking about. this is a president who has done everything he has said he is going to do. he has repaired our alliances. this is a guy who brought the entire world to bring about the most -- the most devastating efforts on iran to make sure they stop. these guys bet against america all the time. >> let me go back to libya. what were you first told about the attack? why were people talking about protests? when people in the consulate f
we should not be imposing these devastating defense cuts. when we equivocate on our values, it make us look weak. when we look weak, our adversaries are much more willing to test us. >> that is a bunch of malarkey. this lecture on embassy security. the congressman cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for. so much for the embassy security. governor romney, before he knew the facts, before he knew that the ambassador was killed, he was out making political...
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now we have another $500 billion cut to defense on the horizon. -- >> let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. no one wants that. but i want to know how you do the math and have this increase in defense spending -- >> biden: $2 trillion. >> ryan: you don't cut defense -- >> and what national security issue justifies an increase? >> ryan: we're going to cut 80,000 solders, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo plains -- >> and one war -- >> ryan: if these cuts go through our navy will be the smallest it has been since world war i. we're saying don't cut the military by a trillion dollars, not increase it don't cut it by a trillion dollars. >> biden: we don't cut it. and i might add -- i know we don't want to use the fancy word sequester, that was part of a debt deal they asked for. my friend said we have been looking for this moment for a long time. >> ryan: can i tell you what that meant? we have been looking for bipartisanship for a long time. >> biden: and that's what he voted for and beyond that they asked for another -- the military says we need a smaller, leaner army. we need more social
now we have another $500 billion cut to defense on the horizon. -- >> let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. no one wants that. but i want to know how you do the math and have this increase in defense spending -- >> biden: $2 trillion. >> ryan: you don't cut defense -- >> and what national security issue justifies an increase? >> ryan: we're going to cut 80,000 solders, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo plains -- >> and one war -- >> ryan: if these cuts go...
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in fact, the last time a north korean soldier succeeded was 2 1/2 years ago, according to the defense ministry here in seoul. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> these two american held a debate of their own and we'll show some of it to you. >>> president obama and governor romney were not the only two having fun. bill reilly and "the daily sh " show's" host jon stewart had a showdown of their own in washington. >> i want to hire teachers. millions and millions of teachers. >> so then your plan is basically to hire teachers. >> that's right. as many as it takes. >> governor romney, your response. >> well, jim, when it comes to jobs, president obama prefers what i call a trickledown government solution. now, my plan is different. it involves 41 basic elements, six of reversals of position and three outright lice. in bummer on number one, get us energy independent, number two, open up more trade, especially with latin america. >> the anniversary gift, i can't believe i forgot the anniversary gift. this is bad. this is very bad. >> i want my taxes to go to people who need help. >> and i am s
in fact, the last time a north korean soldier succeeded was 2 1/2 years ago, according to the defense ministry here in seoul. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> these two american held a debate of their own and we'll show some of it to you. >>> president obama and governor romney were not the only two having fun. bill reilly and "the daily sh " show's" host jon stewart had a showdown of their own in washington. >> i want to hire teachers. millions and...
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hart who had been on such an offensive all of a sudden has to be on defensive and he doesn't handle it very well. >> john: there were several things that hart didn't handle very well. >> he was reeling and we came right back in which was the red phone. >> most powerful responsibility in the world lies in the hand that picks up this phone. >> john: they used emotion to sell the idea that gary hart was style and not substance. >> vote as the future of the world is at stake. >> john: decades later. your children are safe and asleep. >> hillary clinton's use the same theme to attack barack obama. >> in this case it was barack obama. we said to gary hart it's 2:00 in the morning. yeah, did they steal it from us? absolutely. >> john: it's more likely to be a direct attack. americans say we don't like these attacks, but they do work. in the swing states they now run all the time. >> if you are hearing me approve this message, believe me so am i. >> i'm barack obama, eye i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> john: however, most of you won't see those messages. you have been excluded.
hart who had been on such an offensive all of a sudden has to be on defensive and he doesn't handle it very well. >> john: there were several things that hart didn't handle very well. >> he was reeling and we came right back in which was the red phone. >> most powerful responsibility in the world lies in the hand that picks up this phone. >> john: they used emotion to sell the idea that gary hart was style and not substance. >> vote as the future of the world is at...
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now we have another $500 billion cut to defense on the horizon. -- >> let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. no one wants that. but i want to know how you do the math and have this increase in defense spending -- >> biden: $2 trillion. >> ryan: you don't cut defense -- >> and what national security issue justifies an increase? >> ryan: we're going to cut 80,000 solders, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo plains -- >> and one war -- >> ryan: if these cuts go through our navy will be the smallest it has been since world war i. we're saying don't cut the military by a trillion dollars, not increase it don't cut it by a trillion dollars. >> biden: we don't cut it. and i might add -- i know we don't want to use the fancy word sequester, that was part of a debt deal they asked for. my friend said we have been looking for this moment for a long time. >> ryan: can i tell you what that meant? we have been looking for bipartisanship for a long time. >> biden: and that's what he voted for and beyond that they asked for another -- the military says we need a smaller, leaner army. we need more social
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>> so you're soft on defense? >> i knew how i should answer the questions, but under pressure it's hard. i'm saying take it back to the clinton days. "instinct is to answer the questions that are asked, but consultants day don't. >> you're still answering my questions, but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that. >> governor palin answered the questions in her debate on her terms. >> governor palin, is that so? >> that's not so, but because that's a quick answer i want to talk about my record on energy. >> she was able to pivot most of the questions on to ground that she was comfortable in handling the questions on. >> they kept grilling me. >> do you believe college is stupid? >> i -- >> don't you think that saying college is stupid is an irresponsible remark to make? >> no. for some people college is stupid. >> you just gave him some tape. >> now they'll make a commercial of you saying college is stupid. >> he says college is stupid. >> college is stupid.
>> so you're soft on defense? >> i knew how i should answer the questions, but under pressure it's hard. i'm saying take it back to the clinton days. "instinct is to answer the questions that are asked, but consultants day don't. >> you're still answering my questions, but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that. >> governor palin answered the questions in her debate on her terms. >> governor...
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want to get into defense now? >> i do. >> because that's another math question. >> okay. >> how do you do that? >> so they proposed a $478 billion cut to defense to begin with. now we have another $500 billion cut to defense that's lurking on the horizon. they insisted upon that cut being involved in the debt negotiations. let -- let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. >> okay. >> so we -- >> put those aside. no one wants that. i want to know how you do the math and have this increase in defense spending some. >> $2 trillion. >> you don't cut defense by a trillion dollars. that's what we're talking ability. >> what national security issue -- >> who's cutting it by a trillion? >> we're going to cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes, we're going to push -- >> drawing down one war and one war -- >> if these cut goss through our navy will be the smallest it's been since before world war i. this invites weakness. look, do we believe in peace through strength? you bet we do. you don't impose these cu
want to get into defense now? >> i do. >> because that's another math question. >> okay. >> how do you do that? >> so they proposed a $478 billion cut to defense to begin with. now we have another $500 billion cut to defense that's lurking on the horizon. they insisted upon that cut being involved in the debt negotiations. let -- let's put the automatic defense cuts aside. >> okay. >> so we -- >> put those aside. no one wants that. i want to know...
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he didn't put him on the defense. he did -- >> but the problem he had, i'll put this to mike, as we can see here from a montage of joe biden, biden kept laughing at him in this sort of outrageously dismissive way. when i first began to see this i tweeted please stop doing this, this is not presidential at all or vice presidential. as it went on, i found it increasingly infectious and began laughing with him. which can't help ryan, can it? >> i don't think how much joe biden smiled or how hydrated paul ryan is is going to decide the election but i agree with on biden the way that romney did against obama. he didn't put him on the defense. he did -- >> but the problem he had, i'll put this to mike, as we can see here from a montage of joe biden, biden kept laughing at him in this sort of outrageously dismissive way. when i first began to see this i tweeted please stop doing this, this is not presidential at all or vice presidential. as it went on, i found it increasingly infectious and began laughing with him. which can
he didn't put him on the defense. he did -- >> but the problem he had, i'll put this to mike, as we can see here from a montage of joe biden, biden kept laughing at him in this sort of outrageously dismissive way. when i first began to see this i tweeted please stop doing this, this is not presidential at all or vice presidential. as it went on, i found it increasingly infectious and began laughing with him. which can't help ryan, can it? >> i don't think how much joe biden smiled...
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increaseu're going to -- >> we are not going to cut the defense budget. >> no massive defense increase? how do you do that? >> a proposed $478 billion cut to defense. now we have another $500 billion cut defense that is working on the horizon. they insisted upon that being involved in the debt negotiations. >> no one wants that, but i want to know how you do the math. >> you do not cut the defense by a trillion dollars. we will cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes. if these cuts go through, our navy will be the smallest it has been since before world war i. this invites weakness. do we believe in peace through strength? you bet we do. do not cut the military by a trillion dollars. not increase it by a trillion, do not cut it by a trillion. >> we do not cut it. this so-called automatic cut, that was part of the debt deal they asked for. let me tell you what my friend said at a press conference. we have been looking for this moment for a long time. >> can i tell you what that meant? >> the bipartisanship was what he voted for the automatic cuts in defense because they di
increaseu're going to -- >> we are not going to cut the defense budget. >> no massive defense increase? how do you do that? >> a proposed $478 billion cut to defense. now we have another $500 billion cut defense that is working on the horizon. they insisted upon that being involved in the debt negotiations. >> no one wants that, but i want to know how you do the math. >> you do not cut the defense by a trillion dollars. we will cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines,...
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oh, and the bigger things on his mind defense/talking point. >> the president was flat. i don't know what else was on his mind, it could have been his anniversary what was going on in syria and turkey -- >> it looked like to me he really did not want to be there. his mind wasn't on it and he didn't want to engage. >> everything you heard there is a talking point, with maybe the exception of chris matthews and james carvel, and he said everybody has an off night and the president had one on wednesday, and maybe, and i say maybe because all along the criticism from the right is that candidate obama and president obama is out of his league, not a real president, they've said that, john sununu on msnbc. >> what people saw last night is a president that revealed his incompetance, and he has no idea how serious the economic problems are and how he failed to even begin to address him. >> it's obvious that he is a real president and has been on the job for almost four years and i don't think a person that keeps a schedule like he does is lazy, and detached, i am not so sure abou
oh, and the bigger things on his mind defense/talking point. >> the president was flat. i don't know what else was on his mind, it could have been his anniversary what was going on in syria and turkey -- >> it looked like to me he really did not want to be there. his mind wasn't on it and he didn't want to engage. >> everything you heard there is a talking point, with maybe the exception of chris matthews and james carvel, and he said everybody has an off night and the...
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ryan on the defensive, ryan the bystander says "the washington post." will it last? america watched the vice-president interrupt frequently, smirk far too much and just get the facts plain wrong. and paul ryan went right at the obama record and the issues, taxes in particular. and he won the warned the middle class, watch out, this president will take more of you. you'll see it on the program and astonished at this. the european union wins the nobel peace prize, yes, collapsing rioting europe wins for peace, incredible. "varney & company" is about to begin. >> ryan focussed on the issues and biden focusing on attacking and interrupting. you could argue either man won. one of the big moments when they were talking about taxes and listen to this exchange. >> the only way you can find 5 trillion dollars in loopholes is cut the mortgage deduction for middle class people, cut the health care deduction, middle class people, take away their ability to get a tax break to send their kids to college. that's why they-- >> is he wrong about that? >> he's wrong about that. >> how
ryan on the defensive, ryan the bystander says "the washington post." will it last? america watched the vice-president interrupt frequently, smirk far too much and just get the facts plain wrong. and paul ryan went right at the obama record and the issues, taxes in particular. and he won the warned the middle class, watch out, this president will take more of you. you'll see it on the program and astonished at this. the european union wins the nobel peace prize, yes, collapsing...
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to cut the defense budget. they're proposing -- >> by $2 billion. >> more than that. no massive -- >> no, we're saying -- >> defense increase. >> you want to get into defense now? >> we want to work with the congress on how best to achieve this. that means successful. >> no specifics? >> what we're saying is lower tax rates 20%, start with the wealthy, work with congress to do it -- >> and you guarantee this math will add up? >> absolutely. >> wolf, at times this looked like it was a three-way debate, and it was definitely different from last week's moderating from jim. >> that's right, jim took a much more hands-off style. he let the two presential candidates go at it in that particular debate. we knew romney went at it. the president didn't go at it so much. i suspect that's going to be different in this debate. martha raddit sfwl of abc news, she got involved, and she haves much more controlling, if you will, in terms of the questioning, making sure that both had relatively the same amount of time and allowi
to cut the defense budget. they're proposing -- >> by $2 billion. >> more than that. no massive -- >> no, we're saying -- >> defense increase. >> you want to get into defense now? >> we want to work with the congress on how best to achieve this. that means successful. >> no specifics? >> what we're saying is lower tax rates 20%, start with the wealthy, work with congress to do it -- >> and you guarantee this math will add up? >>...
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he didn't put him on the defense. he did -- >> but the problem he had, i'll put this to mike, as we can see here from a montage of joe biden, biden kept laughing at him in this sort of outrageously dismissive way. when i first began to see this i tweeted please stop doing this, this is not presidential at all or vice presidential. as it went on, i found it increasingly infectious and began laughing with him. which can't help ryan, can it? >> i don't think how much joe biden smiled or how hydrated paul ryan is is going to decide the election but i agree with you. that sentiment, that split screen moment when the vice president was actually expressing some frustration with some of the answers that weren't being addressed was shared by a lot of democratic activists last night. he was using that real estate to his advantage. >> that's a misread of the situation. i think people were put off by that but i think that that was the expectation going in. people expected joe biden to act like that. the burden was on ryan to come
he didn't put him on the defense. he did -- >> but the problem he had, i'll put this to mike, as we can see here from a montage of joe biden, biden kept laughing at him in this sort of outrageously dismissive way. when i first began to see this i tweeted please stop doing this, this is not presidential at all or vice presidential. as it went on, i found it increasingly infectious and began laughing with him. which can't help ryan, can it? >> i don't think how much joe biden smiled...
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and the bigger things on his mind defense/talking point. >> the president was flat. i don't know what else was on his mind. could have been his anniversary. could have been what's going on in syria and turkey because he is busy running a country while running for re-election. >> it looked like he didn't want to be there. his mind wasn't on it. he didn't want to engage. >> everything you heard there is a talking point, with maybe the exceptions of chris matthews and james carville. everyone has an off night. and the president had one on wednesday. i say maybe because all along, the criticism from the right has been that candidate obama and president obama is out of his league. not a real president. knave said that. john sununu. >> what people saw was a president that revealed his incompetence. how lazy and detached he is. and how he has no idea how serious the economic problems of the country are. and how he has failed to even begin to address them. >> okay. it's obvious that he is a real president. he's been on the job, now, for almost four years. i don't think anyon
and the bigger things on his mind defense/talking point. >> the president was flat. i don't know what else was on his mind. could have been his anniversary. could have been what's going on in syria and turkey because he is busy running a country while running for re-election. >> it looked like he didn't want to be there. his mind wasn't on it. he didn't want to engage. >> everything you heard there is a talking point, with maybe the exceptions of chris matthews and james...
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joining me is tim mack, foreign policy and defense reporter for politico. tim, good morning. what do you expect romney to focus on in his speech at the virginia military institute on monday? >> yeah. the virginia military institute speech is going to focus primarily on foreign policy. it's going to be a big, broad speech about what he would do as commander in chief, and you can expect him to go straight to benghazi, to go straight to what he views as the president's inability to kind of take an aggressive foreign policy stance on the global stage. no doubt he is going to mention veterans, and i think he will also see him talk about his plan to raise defense spending. up to 4% of gdp, which is higher than it is even now. >> this is certainly about posturing, about sounding presidential, but how does this compare to president obama's last major foreign policy speech, the one that he maude at the united nations general assembly? >> it's going to be quite different. i mean, the president is probably more conciliatory and mitt romney is going to take a more aggressive tone towards
joining me is tim mack, foreign policy and defense reporter for politico. tim, good morning. what do you expect romney to focus on in his speech at the virginia military institute on monday? >> yeah. the virginia military institute speech is going to focus primarily on foreign policy. it's going to be a big, broad speech about what he would do as commander in chief, and you can expect him to go straight to benghazi, to go straight to what he views as the president's inability to kind of...
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cut defense by $1 trillion. that's what we're talking about. >> what national security issue can justify an increase? >> we're going to cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes. we're going on push the joint -- >> this invites weakness. look, do we believe in peace, you bet we do, and that means you don't impose these devastating cuts on our military. we're saying don't cut the military by $1 trillion. not increase it by $1 is trillion. don't cut it by $1 trillion. >> quickly, vice president biden. might want to move on. >> we don't cut it. i might add, i know we don't want to use fancy words to question this automatic cut. that was part of a debt deal that they asked for, and let me tell you at my friend said at a press conference announcing he supported t deal. he said we've been looking for this moment for a long time. >> i tell you what that meant? >> automatic cuts in defense that they didn't act, and beyond that they ask for another -- look, the military says we need asmaller, lr army. we need
cut defense by $1 trillion. that's what we're talking about. >> what national security issue can justify an increase? >> we're going to cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes. we're going on push the joint -- >> this invites weakness. look, do we believe in peace, you bet we do, and that means you don't impose these devastating cuts on our military. we're saying don't cut the military by $1 trillion. not increase it by $1 is trillion. don't cut it by $1...
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he was on the defensive almost the entire time. the governor kept coming back at him with a smile on his faille face in a friendly manner. i don't think the president made any grave mistake tonight. but if he were your champion, have you to be disappointed because governor romney really needed to do something here to invigorate his troops and i think he did it. as i say, i don't know how high could have done a better job. these are sort of onekish subjects. he has the material down cold. i will say this, you understood why he was a very effective executive when he walked into a room and made decisions. the man knows his onions on all of these issues. maybe after 2 years of being in there, he was really at the to which -- at the to whichr top of his game. they have a right to be proud. i think they will get a boost in energy and fire for their troops. >> greta: they do get a bounce, how do you maintain your bounce? another tweet, mike murphy, republican strategist, he said, it's funny, tonight, romney is much better than his campaig
he was on the defensive almost the entire time. the governor kept coming back at him with a smile on his faille face in a friendly manner. i don't think the president made any grave mistake tonight. but if he were your champion, have you to be disappointed because governor romney really needed to do something here to invigorate his troops and i think he did it. as i say, i don't know how high could have done a better job. these are sort of onekish subjects. he has the material down cold. i will...
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>> i feel like i have to rush to the defense of people who look boyish. >> but you're not running for vice president. >> thank god. >> but if you were, that would be part of the case you had to make that you were ready. this is not the most important issue tonight, but it has been bugging me as give been doing all this prep is when before mitt romney picked paul ryan he was making the case on the campaign trail that nobody should be allowed to run for president of the united states. amend the u.s. constitution so you couldn't run unless you had significant private sector experience, except for paul ryan who he picked to be his vice presidential nominee. do you think that distance between ryan and romney, ed, is the most important thing? most important opening tonight for joe biden? >> well, in your opening you talked about how they're very much the same. washingtonites. but the way they got there is a lot different. ryan's path was one of privilege. joe biden's was one of true middle class. i think tonight's debate is as much about how liberals are going to feel when it's over with, a
>> i feel like i have to rush to the defense of people who look boyish. >> but you're not running for vice president. >> thank god. >> but if you were, that would be part of the case you had to make that you were ready. this is not the most important issue tonight, but it has been bugging me as give been doing all this prep is when before mitt romney picked paul ryan he was making the case on the campaign trail that nobody should be allowed to run for president of the...
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and hart, who had been on such an offensive all of a sudden has to be on the defensive, and he doesn't handle it very well. >> there were several things that hart didn't handle well, but that's another story. >> he was reeling. we came right back in with another punch, which was the red phone. >> the most awesome, powerful responsibility in the world lies in the hand that picks up this phone. >> again, they used emotion to sell the idea that gary hart was style, not substance. >> vote as if the future of the world is at stake. >> decades later -- >> it's 3:00 a.m., and your children are safe and asleep, but there's a phone in the white house and it's ringing. >> hillary clinton's consultants used the same theme to attack barack obama. >> who do you want answering the phone? >> in this case it was barack obama, because he answered the red phone at 3:00 in the morning. said, gary heart answered the red phone at 2:00 in the morning. did they steal it from us? absolutely. >> today's ads are more likely to be direct attacks. >> barack obama, what a disappointment. >> americans say we don't
and hart, who had been on such an offensive all of a sudden has to be on the defensive, and he doesn't handle it very well. >> there were several things that hart didn't handle well, but that's another story. >> he was reeling. we came right back in with another punch, which was the red phone. >> the most awesome, powerful responsibility in the world lies in the hand that picks up this phone. >> again, they used emotion to sell the idea that gary hart was style, not...
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. >>> defense secretary leon panetta warns that the u.s. is facing a potential cyberpearl harbor. top officials say iranian hackers are striking u.s. banks and companies. details are next. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> egypt's capital is on edge this morning. fierce clashes erupted in cairo yesterday. supporters and opponents o
. >>> defense secretary leon panetta warns that the u.s. is facing a potential cyberpearl harbor. top officials say iranian hackers are striking u.s. banks and companies. details are next. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to...
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cuts in national defense. back to the old economics of high interest rates and high inflation and the old politics of high unemployment. now the road of george bush, the road to the future, and it comes down to this. and america at second to none with visions of greatness, economic expansion, tough laws, tough judges, strong values, respect for the flag and our institution. george bush will lead us to the 21st century, a country that will be of hope and peace. ronald reagan, george bush saves america from decline. michael dukakis fought us every step of the way. it is not that they are not sympathetic. it's simply that they will take america backwards. george bush has the experience and with me, the future, a future committed to our family, future committed to freedom. thank you. goodnight, god bless you. [applause] [applause] >> moderator: senator bentsen. senator bentsen your closing statement. bentsen: in just 34 days, america will elect new leadership for our country. is the most important decision because
cuts in national defense. back to the old economics of high interest rates and high inflation and the old politics of high unemployment. now the road of george bush, the road to the future, and it comes down to this. and america at second to none with visions of greatness, economic expansion, tough laws, tough judges, strong values, respect for the flag and our institution. george bush will lead us to the 21st century, a country that will be of hope and peace. ronald reagan, george bush saves...
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>> a proposed $478 billion cut to defense. now we have another $500 billion cut defense that is working on the horizon. they insisted upon that type been involved in the debt negotiations. >> no one wants that, but i want to know how you do the math. >> you do not cut the defense by a trillion dollars. we will cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes. if these cuts go through, our navy will be the smallest it has been since before world war i. this invites weakness. do we believe in peace through strength? you bet we do. do not cut the military by a trillion dollars. not increase it by a trillion, do not cut it by a trillion. >> we do not cut it. this so-called automatic cut, that was part of the debt deal they ask for. let me tell you what my friend said at a press conference. we have been looking for this moment for a long time. >> can i tell you what that meant? >> the bipartisanship was what he voted for the automatic cuts in defense because they did not act. the military says, we need a smaller army. we need
>> a proposed $478 billion cut to defense. now we have another $500 billion cut defense that is working on the horizon. they insisted upon that type been involved in the debt negotiations. >> no one wants that, but i want to know how you do the math. >> you do not cut the defense by a trillion dollars. we will cut 80,000 soldiers, 20,000 marines, 120 cargo planes. if these cuts go through, our navy will be the smallest it has been since before world war i. this invites...
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increases, obama has done nothing about defense. in his term. obama says no social security cut, romney says i agree, medicare, they make a big fuss about and they remind people nothing will happen for the next decade. neil: you be stepping this elect out? >> i see there is nothing to be gaining on my issue, fiscal issue, the core of what threatening our economy our way of lif -- our future, i can not see we would make headline way. neil: the worries you had more than 3 decades ago, you still have today, you -- i know you have written about it, painted a worrisome picture for ronald reagan back then, did he ignore you then? what? >> well, the thing was that was a clean balance sheet, we had a trillion worth of national debt, that was a small fraction of our gdp, 30 years later we used up the balance sheet. neil: but at the time about he say, dave, stop it. you are depressing me? >> no. he basically said, one deficit was inherited from jimmy carter, let's blame him, and let's cut fraud, waste and abuse, he was unwilling to take on so
increases, obama has done nothing about defense. in his term. obama says no social security cut, romney says i agree, medicare, they make a big fuss about and they remind people nothing will happen for the next decade. neil: you be stepping this elect out? >> i see there is nothing to be gaining on my issue, fiscal issue, the core of what threatening our economy our way of lif -- our future, i can not see we would make headline way. neil: the worries you had more than 3 decades ago, you...